Improvement in paper boxes



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

GEoEGE E. vicxEEY, oE HYDE PARK, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER BoxEs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 149,549, dated April 7,1874 application filed January 7, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEoEGE H. VIcxEEY, of Hyde Park, in the county ofLuzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedPaper Box; and I do hereby declare the following' to be a full and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this speciication, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view, showing the inner box without the Wrapper. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the outside of the wrapper. Fig. 3 is a similar view of theinner side'of the wrapper. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of theboxinclosed by the wrapper, before cutting the latter to form the lid;and Fig. 5 is a perspective view, showing the wrapper cut and theV lidopene Similar letters of reference in the accompanying drawings denotethe saine parts. This invention relates to that classof pasteboard orpaper boxes for commercial purposes in which the ,body of the box isinclosed in a wrapper, the whole forming a sealed package. The object ofmy invention'- is to provide for public use, and especially for thoseengaged in the manufacture of such articles as are sold in packages, abox and wrapper which shall constitute a sealed water-proof packageuntil its contents are required for use by the consunier, and a box witha hinged and partiallyclose cover after the package has been opened.

To this end my invention consists in the peculiar method of applying thewrapper to the box and cutting saidwrapper to form a cover after it hasbeen applied, all of wh ich I will now proceed to describe.

In the drawings, A represents a box of pasteboard or other likematr-rial, the sides and ends the upper end of the box when the wrapperis in place and extend part way down the sides. The outside of thewrapper is provided with a line or figure, E E, printed thereon, sothat, when ythe wrapper is in place, said figure extends around threesides of the box, a short distance below its top and intersects theinterposed strip D.

It will be seen that the box thus inclosed is sealed in the ordinarymanner, the wrapper adhering to all parts of the box, excepting thosecovered by the interposed strip.

When the consumer desires to open the box an incision is made along theline E, cutting the wrapper andv interposed strip through to the surfaceof the box. The cover of the box is thus separated from three sides ofthe wrapper, the fourth side forming the hinge. As

before stated, the inner surface of the strip D has no adhesivematerial, and consequently does not adhere to the surface of the box;hence the cover is free to be opened, the downwardly-projecting portionof the wrapper constituting a iiangc v4which prevents the cover fromopening of its own accord, and excludes the air from the interior.

rIhe lineE at the sides of the box is inclined upward to the corners ateach end, as shown at E', so that the only connection between the coverand wrapper is along the corner.

B y this means a cheap and serviceable package is produced, which can bereadily converted into a box with a hinged cover, and is adaptedparticularly to holding spices, powders, &c.

The wrapper, being made of water-proof paper and adheringto the box,renders the latter tight, and protects its contents effectually fromdampness before the cover is cut.

I claim as my invention- The wrapper C, provided on its inner side withthe interposed strip D, and having on its outer side a line indicatingthe pla-ce for cutting to form the cover, in combination with apasteboard or other box, all constructed and combined substantially asdescribed.

GEO. H. VIGKERY.

Witnesses HARRY4 M. SHORTS, JAs. HIGGENs.

